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JurisprudenceG.R. No. 127156 -

G.R. No. 127156 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. JAIME BALACANO Y DALAFU, ACCUSED-.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

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Cited Laws

RA 7659RA 145RA 559,RA 571RA 507,RA 288,RA 671,RA 98RA 109RA 751,RA 347,RA 328,RA 716,RA 7659,RA 285RA 441RA 722,RA 768,RA 142,RA 455
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TL;DR — Ruling

WHEREFORE, the Court finds accused JAIME BALACANO y DALAFU GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt as principal of the crime of Rape, defined and penalized under Article 335 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended by Section 11 of Republic Act No. 7659, and is hereby sentenced to suffer the penalty of DEATH in Criminal Case No. Q-95-62686. The accused is likewise ordered to indemnify the victim Esmeralda Balacano the amount of One Hundred Thousand (P100,000.

Decision

Ruling

WHEREFORE, the Court finds accused JAIME BALACANO y DALAFU GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt as principal of the crime of Rape, defined and penalized under Article 335 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended by Section 11 of Republic Act No. 7659, and is hereby sentenced to suffer the penalty of DEATH in Criminal Case No. Q-95-62686. The accused is likewise ordered to indemnify the victim Esmeralda Balacano the amount of One Hundred Thousand (P100,000.00) Pesos, as moral damages. SO ORDERED.